Bee-catcher



(No Model.)

E. ARRINGTON.

BEE GATGHBR.

No. 597,934. Patented Jan. 25, 1898.

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BEE-CATCHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 597,934, dated January 25, 1898.

Application filed August 23, 1897. Serial No. 649,131. (No model.)

'To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD ARRINGTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vilkesville, in the county of Viuton and State of Ohi'o, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Bee-Catchers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to Which it appertains to make and use the same.

My present invention relates to an improved bee-catcher, my object being to produce a simple device by means of which bees can be taken and placed within a beehive Without danger of the operator being stong and without the usual disagreeable accompanirnents of the operation of rehiving bees which swarm in a tree or the like.

To ihe accomplishment of this and other objects subordinate t-hereto my invention consists in providing a suitable rectangular slideframe with grooves in which is designed to be reciprocated a slidiug door controlling the entrance of a recep'racle depending' from the slide-frame, the Whole being' pivotally mounted wit-hin a suitable bracket mounted upon an extensible pole, and flexible pieces being provided for enabling the operator to slide the door over or va'vvayfrorn the receptacle, as desired, While the latter is retained at a high elevation.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my bee-catchcr complete. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the numerals on the drawings, l indicates au extensible supporting pole or handle composed of a number of sections 2, ioined by oouplings 3, and provided upon its extreniity with a bracket 4:, composed of the upwardly diverging arms 5 and the transverse bar 6, provided with apertures 7 for the reception of the reduced end S of the extensible pole 'i.

9 indicates a rectangular frame provided with longitudinal grooves in the contiguous pieces of its side faces 10, in Which are designed to be movably retained the flan ges 11, projecting from the opposite sides of a screen door or slide 12, preferablycomposed of arectangular ,frame over Which is secured a sheet of wire screen or other net-ting 13.

14 and 15 indicate cords secured to the opposite ends of the slide and extending` through apertures 16 in the ends of the slide-frame and depending to Within easy reach of the operator, Who is supposed to hold the device elevated by graspiug the lower end of the eX- tensible pole l.

18 indicates a receptacle depending from the lower side of the slide-frame adjacent to one end thereof, Which reoeptacle is designed to be opened or closed by the sliding of the slide or door from one end to the other of the slide-frame as one or the other of the flexible pieces is pulled. The receptacle 18 may be .of any desired size or shape, but preferably consists of the downwardly-convergingscreen- Walis 19, carried by a suitable frame 20, the bottom 21 ofl said receptacle being also formed from a sheet of screen-wire or the like.

The slide-frame is preferably pivoted between the upper ends of the convergent arms of the bracket, in order to permit the slide-frame to extend substantially parallel with the bracket when desired, and in order to permit of the angular adjustment of the parts forthe purpose of facilitating the use of the beecatcher. In order to fixedly secure the slide in the angular relation specified, I prefer to provide a series of staples 23, arrangedlongitudinally along the outer side of one of the side bars of the frame and designed to receive the end 24 of ahook, pivoted at asuitable point upon the bracket. It Will thus be seen that the receptacle may be secured in any desired relation with respect to its support and that When properly adjusted the device may be raised to within close proximity to the swarm of bees.

In practice the lirnb is vibrated, causing the bees to fall into the recept-acle, where they are retained by sliding` the door over said receptacle by a pull upon the proper cord. The device may non7 be lowered and the handle or pole l shortened by removing the lower sections and the receptacle may be carried to the hive. The slide is then released by a pull upon one of the cords Without the necessity of the operator approaching to within dangerous proximity to the bees, and the lat- IOO ter Will escape from the receptacle and Will enter the hive in anannerwhich Will be readily understood.

Vhile the present embodiment of my invention appears at this time to be preferable, I do not desire to limit myself to the details of construction herein shown and described, but reserve the right to change, modify, or vary the same at Will Within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is--' l. A bee-catcher, comprising a support, a receptacle carried by said support and pivotally attached thereto, means for holding said receptacle at different angles with respect to said support, a door arranged to open and close said receptacle, and means for controlling the movement of said door at a distance, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with ahandle provided with a bracket at its upper end, of a receptacle pivotally mounted Within the bracket, means for adjusting the angular relation of the receptaole with respect to the handle, a slidin g door designed to control ingress to said receptacle, and cords connected to said door and extending to Within reach of the operator, snbstantially as specified.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with an extensible handle, of a bracket carried at the upper end thereof, an oblong slide-frame pivotally mounted within the bracket, a slide movable within the frame, cords secured to the slide and extending through apertures in the end pieces of the frame, a receptacle depending from the under side of the frame adjacent toone end, said slide and receptacle being provided with screenwalls, a series of staples arranged along one side of the frame, and a hook pivoted upon the bracket and designed to engage the staples to effect the angular adjustment of the frame and receptacle with respect to the handle, substantially as specified.

4. A bee-catcher, comprising the handle, provided at one end with a bifurcated bracket, a frame mounted to swing in said bracket, a receptacle secured to v said frame with its mouth adjacent thereto, a slide fitted to move in said frame and open and close the mouth of the receptacle, and means for operating said slide at a distance, as described.

5. A bee-catcher, comvprisin g the handle provided at one end with a bifurcated bracket, a' rectangular frame pivotally connected with said bracket and formed with apertures in opposite sides, a connection between said bracket and frame and by Which the latter may be held at any angle with respect to the former, a reticulated receptacle carried in said frame with its mouth adjacent the same, a slide fitted to move in said frame to open and close the mouth of the receptacle, and cords attached to the opposite ends of said slide and passed through the 'apertures in the frame, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specificat-ion in the presence of tWo subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD ARRINGTON.

Witnesses:

J. A. SOULE, JOHN MILLER.. 

